• Some Information on Composition at Wayne State

University

•Composition Program Requirements:

BC: ENG 1020

IC: ENG 3010 or Equivalent

Writing Intensive Course

• ENG 1020Introductory College Writing

This course satisfies the BC (Basic Competency) General Education Requirement.

A grade of “C” or above satisfies the competency.

A “C-” or below requires retaking of the course satisfactorily to advance to IC (Intermediate Competency).

• ENG 1020Introductory College Writing

This course satisfies the BC (Basic Competency) General Education Requirement.

A grade of “C” or above satisfies the competency.

A “C-” or below requires retaking of the course satisfactorily to advance to IC (Intermediate Competency).

• What This Information Means Immediately to You

What at at Schoolcraft transfers to Wayne State as ENG 1020 (BC) credit?

Both AO204 and ENG 101 However, “C-” and below grades require retaking of the course, taking WSU’s ENG 1020, to advance to IC (Intermediate Competency).

BC: ENG 1020

IC: ENG 3010 or Equivalent

Writing Intensive Course

• “IC”Intermediate Competency

Second competency in the Composition requirement field

“C” and above satisfies the competency.

However, C- and below requires retaking of the course to earn IC.

• What This Information Means Immediately to You

What at at Schoolcraft transfers to Wayne State as ENG 3010 or equivalent (IC) credit?

ENG 244 Intro Lit: Poetry ENG 2100 ENG 170 Lit By & About Women  ENG 2570 ENG 102 English Composition 2 ENG 221 Advanced Composition ENG 3010 

However, grades of “C-” and below require retaking of the course, taking WSU’s 200-level or 300-level equivalencies, to advance to IC (Intermediate Competency).

• What Can You Take at Wayne State to Satisfy the IC (Intermediate Competency)?

2100 (IC) Introduction to Poetry: Literature and Writing. Cr. 3 2110 (IC) Introduction to Drama: Literature and Writing. Cr. 3 2120 (IC) Introduction to Fiction: Literature and Writing. Cr. 4 2200 (PL) Shakespeare. Cr. 3 2210 (IC) Great English Novels: Literature and Writing. Cr. 3 2310 (IC) Major American Books:Literature and Writing. Cr. 3 2390 (IC) Introduction to African-American Literature:

Literature and Writing. (AFS 2390) Cr. 4 2570 (IC) Literature By and About Women: Literature and

Writing. Cr. 3 3010 (IC) Intermediate Writing. Cr. 3 3020 (IC) Writing and Community. Cr. 3 3050 (IC) Technical Communication I: Report Writing. Cr. 3

BC: ENG 1020

IC: ENG 3010 or Equivalent

Writing Intensive Course

•Writing Intensive Course

A course in your major designated by the department/college

One in which your writing counts significantly toward your grade

•What Documentation Styles Do You Use for Writing at Wayne State?

Arts and Humanities often use Modern Language Association (MLA)

Sciences and Education often use American Psychological Association (APA)

•In-text Documentation for MLA

MLA does not require year in the text of the paper, but does require information on author, when available, and on page number.

Example: Michael Akron suggests that the Brothers Grimm harbored grim intent in the dissemination of folktales (13).

•In-text Documentation for APA

APA does require year in the text of the paper and author and page information. Example: Michael Akron (2004)

suggests that the Brothers Grimm harbored grim intent in the dissemination of folktales (p. 13).

•Bibliography for MLA

MLA’s “Works Cited” includes, but does not stress, year of publication, but does include the medium:

Example for a book: Akron, Michael. When Fairy Tales Go Bad. Boston: Harper, 2001. Print.

•Bibliography for APA

APA’s “References” does stress year of publication, but does not stress medium. Also, lower case is used beginning with the second words in the title. Example: Akron, Michael. (2004). When

fairytales go bad. Boston: Harper & Rowe.

•Wayne State’s Writing Center

Offers you professional consultations,

free of charge Is located on the third floor of the Undergraduate Library, as a convenience to all

•For More Information:

Contact me, Dr. Julie Mix-Thibault,

at j.mix@wayne.edu or at 313-577-6766